Carson City sales tax up 7.8 percent in May
Carson City sales tax is up 7.8 percent in May this year as compared to May 2013, according to figures provided Wednesday to the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.
"We attribute that to all the new retailers that chose to open their doors here," said Chamber Executive Director Ronni Hannaman.
Here’s a brief synopsis from the Chamber:
Furniture Sales – Up 24.8 percent; Sporting goods were up by 101.2 percent; General Merchandise stores were up by 37.5 percent and food and beverage stores showed an increase of 16.1 percent.
The most important statistic is that clothing stores were up by a whopping 158.4 percent.
Thank you Bealls, Sportsman’s, Ross and other small retailers. We love having you here! We must be spending more on tangible goods since food service and drinking places only showed a slight increase of 1.8 percent — but any increase is good news! We emphasize retail since that is the most important tax base we have. With numbers like these – and if they hold out – you can be sure other retailers will be looking to open their doors here.
And, we thank all who continue to shop local! We’ve got it all, thus why shop elsewhere?
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